UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of August, 2020
Commission File Number 1-15106
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Brazilian Petroleum Corporation – PETROBRAS
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Avenida República do Chile, 65
20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No___X____
Petrobras on sale of Petrobras Biocombustível
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Rio de Janeiro, August 3,
2020 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on July 3, 2020, informs
the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBIO).
Qualified parties for this phase will
receive a process letter with detailed information about the aforementioned company, as well as instructions on the divestment
process, including guidelines for preparing and submitting non-binding proposals.
This disclosure complies with Petrobras' divestment
guidelines and the special regime of asset divestment by federal mixed capital companies, provided for in Decree 9,188/2017.
This transaction is in line with the portfolio
optimization and the improvement of Petrobras’ capital allocation, aiming at maximizing value for its shareholders.
About PBIO
PBIO was founded in 2008
and is one of the largest producers of biodiesel in the country with 5.5% of market share in 2019. It has three biodiesel plants
located in: (a) Montes Claros, in the state of Minas Gerais, with a production capacity of 167,000 m3/year; (b) Candeias, in the
state of Bahia, with a production capacity of 304,000 m3/year, and (c) Quixadá, in the state of Ceará, mothballed,
with a production capacity of 109,000 m3/year.
The three plants are capable
of using a mixture of up to 5 different raw materials (soy, cotton and palm oil, animal fat and waste oils) to produce biodiesel,
capturing advantages of seasonal price dynamics.
This transaction consists
of the sale of 100% of Petrobras' shares in PBIO, including the three biodiesel plants, and does not include the sale of PBIO's
stake in BSBios Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S.A. (50.0%). As disclosed to the market, on July 10,
2020, PBIO concluded the sale of its 8.4% stake in the company Bambuí Bioenergia S.A. to Turdus Participações
S.A.
www.petrobras.com.br/ir
For more information:
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS
| Investors Relations
email: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. República do Chile, 65 – 1803
– 20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510/9947 | 0800-282-1540
This document may contain forecasts
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities
Trading Act of 1934, as amended (Trading Act) that reflect the expectations of the Company's officers. The terms: "anticipates",
"believes", "expects", "predicts", "intends", "plans", "projects",
"aims", "should," and similar terms, aim to identify such forecasts, which evidently involve risks or uncertainties,
predicted or not by the Company. Therefore, future results of the Company's operations may differ from current expectations, and
the reader should not rely solely on the information included herein.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 3, 2020
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS
By: /s/ Andrea Marques de Almeida
______________________________
Andrea Marques de Almeida
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
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